THE RAV YISRAELI ZT”L PRIZE

The Rav Yisraeli zt”l Prize for a Torah Work will be allocated in 5767 (2007) for compositions on the subject of Torah and the State, with an emphasis on: Contemporary Issues in Conversion, Shmittah 5768, Modern Medical Practices, Modern Economic Methods and Educating our Youth in our Times.

The prizes will be awarded in three areas: a book (one prize), an essay (three prizes), and one prize to encourage authors under twenty-three years old.

Preference will be given to halachic compositions dealing with a subject from the Torah perspective of Rav Shaul Yisraeli, zt”l.

The prize is under the leadership of Rav Avraham Shapira, shlita [zt”l].The winning essays will be chosen under the recommendations of the panel of judges.The prizes will be distributed at a meal of thanksgiving of the Eretz Hemdah Institute on Yom Yerushalayim, 5767 (2007).